The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-11
VOL. U.-NUMBER Bot
,BOUT THE EXPOSITION
o,prLAR SENTIMENT As To WHERE
IT SHOULD BIZ HELD

IT SHOULD BE HELD
,i,eut Citizens Interviewed Nearly
=, favorable TO the scheme MANY
mink II should he Under the Auspices
.fhe Mechanics Institute.
few weeks ago the TINES published
...nt.ments of several of our leading
.',,s1s on the subject Of the mechanical
..5 industrial exposition proposed 20 be
pa io this city in the near future, and
.,o very interesting opinions regarding
--e-e Al that time given. II will be re-
..,rhered that Mr. Ashton Starke. Presi-
ss,t of the State Agricultural Society,
'.'r,ed this idea for the benefit OF that
..-ieiv In the various interviews pub
r.,si fhen IN the paper, everyone was
f.,.rah.e 10 the scheme. regarding II as
,'-,sin 20 be Of great benefit to the city.
All however, thought the exposition
.5ogld be, by all means located in the
se,,, of the city, and that 10 would be
rs,,er that il be held under the auspices
,ffbe Mechanics Institute it being more
d, line with that institution
During the past week number OF
o.5er interviews were held on this sub
Jet.
CAPTAIN GEORGE A. A1NsLIE
r,s first called on. lie was strongly in
favor of the exposition, and was willing
,e DO all 10 his power 90 promote IFS
..rcess. He did not wish to autagonize
he Agricultural Society, but he thought
fsa' IL would bee a good thing 20 have an
,toosition in Richmond. and would like
,e-v much 10 see building suitable for
.grh exhibits right in the midst of the
r,v and owned by the institute. In that
rse ID would be easy of access 10 all our
lfyens al all times Similar exhibits
might then be held annually, and one OF
taa great ends and aims OF the institu
fos. which would add immensely TO
b.. usefulness, would be accomplished
He heartily hoped that the idea would be
carried Out and prove eminently sue
Cessful
CAPTAIN d. II. ELLETT,
.e,reiary of the institute, and a gentle
man who mas its interests fully at heart,
va. also addressed on the subject He
.i'l that such an exposition would be an
admirable annex 10 the institute, and
would aid j, greatly in its efforts 90 give
nyHuag men a tirst-class technical edu-
.a.Ion II was the intention of the
institute 90 eventually erect and establish
industrial and mechanical exhibits, and
susIv the city had been asked to en-
..r.s if, bonds for 100000 90 aid 10 in
carving out that and similar designs.
f ,hen. The $4,000 proposed 90 be
raised for this exposition should be given
ft.e institute. 10 would al once Doe placed
.a DO,ition to carry ont this important
object it had in view. For these reasons,
willie he did not wish tO see the inter
ts of the Agricultural Society inter.
trcd with. he would Ike 10 see the fund,
necessary 10 De raised, turned over t0 the
benefit Of the institute.
MR. vs.. r. sIMoNs
also being asked to express his views on
tle subject said as follows
"ln my opinion il is impracticable TO
bold such an exhibition as is contem-
plated by the Board Of Managers of the
Virginia Mechanics Institute until we
can have a suitable building properly
located. We propose that our first eNhi-
bi,0n shall be of two or three months
Duration, and will be intended and fitted
up especially fOT night exhibits. Ii Is
therefore necessary that our building be
I...f..H t..f I. al r.n 2 az the TffW
do not see how il is possible 10 hold at
'ae grounds of the Agricultural Society
such an exhibition as will reflect any
credit upon the Virginia Mechanics In
..'uie
While the interests and results Of the
tr0 institutions are not at variance with
elch0ther, the purposes are SO widely
different that any attempt to consolidate
'le two must necessarily result IN the
nai disintegration of one in order that
De- absorbed bv the other My opinion
a'lat the Virginia State Agricultural So
Cs.y should cOntne its efforts TO the
ie,elopment of the Agricultural interests
the state. and that the Virginia
Mechanics Institute can be made most
c1c.ent by carrying out its original pur'
pose Of educating and eleyaling the
Standard of our Mechanical Institutions '
MAJOR C. p. z. BCRGwYN,
on being asked what he thought about
tie matter. said that he did not wish
anything done to injure the Agricultural
Society. but he was convinced that
whether the exposition was held by that
Institution or by the Mechanics lnsti-
llte, the building in which it was held
should not be located outside the city.
he believed that an exposition out at the
h.l grounds would be more or less of a
failure. He thought that probably il
night be good idea for both institutions
ia combine their efforts and work to-
geher in carrying out the objects IN
view.
These are the views OF the gentlemen
seen during the past week The general
Raiiment throughout the city, however,
sin favor of the exposition, and the in